When I was growing up, Easter didn't start until the annual TV showing of Cecil B. DeMille's THE TEN COMMANDMENTS hit the small screen. Those first commanding notes of Elmer Bernstein's score would fire up and we'd all settle in for our traditional evening (or TWO when ABC would break it into two prime time nights!). Clocking in at nearly 4 hours, DeMille tells the story of Moses from his birth to death with plenty of spectacle and BIG performances from a huge cast. Charlton

If you love dark, dark comedy wedded to smart drama, accept your invitation today to THE DRAMA . An acting showcase for Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, the film is unlike anything I've seen on screen in some time. Writer/Director Kristoffer Borgoli is an original voice, serving up the type of comedic/dramatic meld I haven't seen since Woody Allen's brilliant 1989 film, "Crimes and Misdemeanors". Since that's nearly 40 years ago, it's safe to say the Borgoli is treading very new

"Let's a-Go!" Bigger, faster and sure to be a Billion Dollar hit, THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE is an enjoyable barrage of video game action and laughs for all ages. Funny enough to entertain my 12 year old grandson and not too scary for his 3 year old brother, this one is sure to pack in families this long Easter weekend. Building off the fun of the first film, this one plunges us into the action immediately. Princess Peach (Anya Taylor Joy) opens the film with some nice leg

A cavalcade of great performances deftly directed by Joachim Trier made SENTIMENTAL VALUE a richly deserving nominee for Nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture of 2025. This deeply felt portrait of a family with decades of history, a life in the arts and tragedy in their lineage is beautifully compelling. It pulled me in fast with its opening scenes and never let me off the edge of my seat. Flawlessly crafted, compelling human relationships are fascinating to watch and

Oscar winners Lee Marvin and Gene Hackman teamed up in 1972 for a violent mob thriller bathed in blood. While it has a few great scenes, PRIME CUT is decidedly underdone. Hackman, hot off filming "The French Connection" is Mary Ann, a Kansas City mobster with a hair trigger who likes to put his adversaries through the meat grinder at his KC slaughterhouse, Mary Ann's Meats. His name is never explained, but I can only imagine it's part of why he's so pissed off. After a rival

A fun throwback to the adult action comedies of the 80's, MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE delivers a double helping of Vince Vaughn in his best role(s) in years. It takes a bit to get going, but once the intricate pieces start to fall into place, so does the fun. Over the opening credits, we meet a screwball scientist named Symon, played by Ben Schwartz (Sonic the Hedgehog). We can't quite tell what he's working on, but I do know he's singing an entire Billy Joel song from a long

"A battleground in shades of gray, played out in deception, seduction, and bad faith..." So wild that it could only be true, OPERATION MINCEMEAT is an intriguing World War 2 drama with suspense and intrigue to spare. An all-star British cast delivers an impossible series of deceptions in one of those beautifully detailed period dramas that the UK seems to have mastered long ago. Rather that a front lines themed story with plenty of big budget war action, this is a tale about

One of the most powerful miniseries I've ever experienced, HBO's CHERNOBYL plunges you directly into the greatest man-made disaster in world history. Spread over five episodes, it's gripping from its very first moments, presenting tragedy on an unimaginable scale, hidden by a now extinct Soviet regime that could never admit failure on any scale. There are NO weak episodes among the five, with each highlighting a distinct part of the story. We open with a quiet scene featurin

They don't make movie stars like Robert Redford anymore. In 1984, four years after his last film "Brubaker", Redford returned to the screen in THE NATURAL . Beautifully shot, leisurely paced and set to Randy Newman's all-time great music score, it's a baseball fable that spans decades. The film opens with young Roy Hobbs (Redford) on his way to Chicago to play with the Cubs. There are glimpses of amazing talent and an anxious departure for the big city. But the story doesn't

Packed with wall-to-wall laughs, action and gore, READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME is a hilarious & twisted horror sequel that does not demand you've seen the first film, I haven't! But I'm going to make a point of seeing it now. A very game cast, young & established, deliver a bloody entertaining good time. The film picks up right where the first entry ended, with Grace (Samara Weaving from "Babylon" and "Scream VI") emerging victorious from a lethal game that her new in-laws sp